FoliageGolden Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
Golden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 10-12, that matures to about 20-40 ft × 3-6 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. It blooms in yellow, green and purple. It stands up well to deer, dry soil and rabbits.
- USDA zones
- 10-12
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 20-40 ft × 3-6 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green, Purple
- Tough against
- Deer, Dry soil, Rabbits
- Native to
- Society Island
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Golden Pothos is hardy to about 30°F (estimated from USDA zone 10), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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